From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy.

Autorentext
JILL MARSDEN is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Bolton Institute. She has published a number of articles on Nietzsche and related themes in contemporary European philosophy.

Inhalt
Foreword Preface In the Horizon of the Infinite The Tempo of Becoming A Feeling of Life Men of Fire A General Theory of Collapse The Night of Unknowing Great Moments of Oblivion The Sense of Eternity Notes Bibliography Index